exactly

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adverb indicating exactness or preciseness
  2. adverb just as it should be
  3. adverb in a precise manner

Etymology

From exact + -ly.

In classic literature

Synonyms

precisely, just

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